One of the Bears’ best indicators in the early part of the 2020 season suddenly turned into one of the worst Sunday when the new-and-improved running game hit the wall — not coincidentally against the first good defense the Bears saw this season.
Matt Nagy’s fixation on improving the 2019 run game — including a new line coach in Juan Castillo and new tight ends coach in former NFL line coach Clancy Barone — looked like it was paying off in the first three games against the Lions, Giants and Falcons.
The Bears rushed for 149 yards and 5.